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GUESS JEANS Opens Los Angeles Homecoming Flagship
By Alexandra Romero, Contributing Writer | February 12, 2026
GUESS JEANS opened its Los Angeles Homecoming Store at Melrose Avenue and San Vicente Boulevard Jan. 31, signaling a return to the brand’s California roots and the next phase of its global retail strategy.
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Left-Leaning Tees
Caitlin Blue doesn’t mince words when discussing her political views—or the concept behind her T-shirt line, Clothing of the American Mind....
FGI Panel Looks at L.A.'s Fashion Future
Is Los Angeles on the global fashion map? That was the question posed to Los Angeles designers David Cardona, Louis Verdad and Nony Tochterman of Petro Zillia at a June 14 p...
FIDM's Textile Designs on Display
Future textile and graphic designers from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising exhibited their work on June 8 at the school’s Museum & Galleries in downtown Los Ang...
Putting Fashion Back on the Bay Area Map
San Francisco is hoping to jumpstart its apparel industry by staging its first-ever fashion week in August at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre....
California Labels Up for Dallas Fashion Awards
A number of West Coast brands are among 45 companies named as finalists for the 29th annual Dallas Fashion Awards....
CMC Celebrates Sue Wong
Los Angeles designer Sue Wong and her designs were center stage at a party for select buyers hosted by the California Market Center. The event took place June 11 in the CMC Buyers’ Cl...
Dior's New Look
The inspiration for Christian Dior’s new line, D’Trick, is glamorous actress Marlene Dietrich. With Dietrich and Dior in mind, scores of celebrities and fashionistas turned out to celeb...
Sheri Bodell President Leejay Launches Iron Collection
Wearit, which means “we are art” or “we wear art,” is the design philosophy of Leejay, the single-named designer and creator of new contemporary women’s line Iron....
Rising Sum: Anime-Inspired Graphics Fuel Specialty Lines
“Character driven” is a term usually bandied about in Hollywood, but at Cosmic Debris it also describes a growing apparel line. Emily the S...
CFDA Fetes Latest Honorees
Carolina Herrera was named womenswear designer of the year and Sean Combs’ Sean Jean label landed the menswear award at the Council of Fashion Designers of America Fashion ...
Golden Needle Awards to Honor L.A. Designers
The Golden NeedleAwards will host a luncheon and runway show for Los Angeles’ burgeoning design scene on June 5 at The Regent Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills....
FCC to Celebrate San Diego Fashion at Charity Benefit
Wishes will come true at the 18th annual Golden Hanger Fashion Awards Gala to benefit The Make-A-Wish Foundation. On July 30, the Fashion Careers ...
Anne Cole's Summer Tour
Anne Cole hit the road this spring. The petite swimwear designer with a big personality recently returned from a public appearance tour to promote her Spring and Summer 2004 swimwear line....
Carbon Denim to Introduce Juniors Sportswear
Jeans manufacturer 88 International is aiming to build its branded-apparel business with a better juniors apparel line called Carbon Denim, which is set to bow for Back-to-S...
Blue Tattoo to Bow Men's Line
Blue Tatoo is entering the menswear market with a line of tattoo-inspired sportswear and denim that will debut for Holiday 2004....
